Girl in a Large Hat, Caesar Boëtius van Everdingen, c. 1645 - c. 1650

The girl with her exotic, broad-brimmed sun hat and suggestively exposed shoulder offers the viewer her basket with fruit: the erotic message is unmistakeable. The painting was originally intended to hang high up on the wall, above a door or mantelpiece. This explains why the girl looks down at us.

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…; the dealer Deutz, Vienna;{Note RMA.}….; private collection, Vienna;{According to the catalogue for the sale, London (Sotheby's), 9 December 2009, no. 18} anonymous sale, London (Sotheby’s), 9 December 2009, no. 18, £ 1,000,000,to the museum, with support from the Bankgiroloterij